Railway-track structure.



H. KOHLMYER.

RAILWAY TRACK STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 0G11, 1911,

Patented J an. 27, 1914.

' HOH'LMYE mummy-'Ensim Application tiled october 7', ,lf-Jil.

ng is n speeitimition,

'i to the :iet-oingrunted to ine Muy 225. 'ltlit he objet-t ot' the present invention is to provide nieunl for seiuring railivu".v riiilA to metal ties or other supporting' structures having flanges or plntes. wldeh shall he simple` cheap and more etlieien-t than the de vicesI heretofore in use.

The print'i'ple l employ in attaining iny object is similar to that enihodied in my patented invention, hut the elip whieh l shall hereinafter describe is single. whereas the patented @lip is double.

My invention is illustrated in the aerompanying drmvings in which- Figure l is u transverse section through a rail.` showing in side elevation a steel tie and :i pair of single Clips securing the rail thereto. Figs. and -t show inodiled foi-ins ot the elip. Fig'. il is a plan view .showing t portion ot' a rail resting on a tie and secured thereto hy Clamps such as shown in l l. said clamps and tn adjacent edffes of the tie being provided with registering openings or key-ways to receive locking kers. Fig. is a side view ot' a loer employed tor opening and closing the clips.

The general arrangement,- ot the trnek in the present case is substantially the saine ns in my patent referred to above. The rails are supported on parallel trains-verse metal ties, and hoth rails and ties may be of any desired cross section, provided only that suitable. flanges are present` for the attachment of myelips. rfhe ties shown both in the patented and the. prese-nt case are -heains. and the rails have the ordinary T section.

F or present purposes the essential portion ot' the tie is its head. having oppositely extending flangesi and it should be understood therefore that requisite conditions would he satisfied ny a plate supported for example on a concrete spacing hloek or lease7 it' said plate were provided with edges capableof Speccation of Letters trut'.

l l t heine' netrheor "toznted tor the reeeption o1" the clip. Vsi'fith this unthrsttinding` the l'ulhmvin deseription will he dirreted to the speeitie 1oz-ins shown.

l' i und Il the rail l resta with itsl if across the hea-fl of the tie {l} nll the tiedu-nd are notched :it 2T". to ref ive the clips: or dumping' irons il. The nntt'hes L" are preferably staggered,

that is te sa): :wronged diagonali)r on opposite sidesI nt' 'L he rail. this hein'A ,'endel'ed pos- .sihle hv the t'aet that the elips Il are single. instead ol.' dnuhle us in in v putentgwhere `the notches nre shown in pairs on the saine side ot' eat-h tie. The elips are formed of heavv stock. which univ he malleable steel. capable rv the applieation ot' power. hut tenacious euf'augh to retain their form under eonshleralile strains. Each Clip is toi-ined snhstzininllv in U-ShaPe, with a straight hurl; tti. grnoverfl out as shown in Fig. E to 'forni a lev-vvaj The upper ineinller Z3 may he eut uhliduely to permit the insertion of a fish plate. and ulso tu receive the tool shoivn in lmt this is not t ential so tar as the 't'unetion of the clip itself go. The lower inenilier Il straight, audloiigjr enough to give a suhstantial hearing beneath the edge oi the tie-heud. (lne side ot' eaeh noteh :2n is provided with :l hey-way regi tering; with the note?, iu the hurl; ot' the elip when the latter is in place to receive the lieg: or wedge l, whirh is driven in tigt tlv to pre- \ent lateral or other arridentul displueenient ot the rlip. These levwvi vs muy he either square er round and nre preferably though not neeessarily. t'orined with a slight` tuper. In Fig. 2 a modified forni of Clip is own whieh can he used in notches in the head, but is speri-alli` adapted to be innl being lient l l1 it,- erted upward through punched or drilled openings surrounded hy the metal ot' the tie. Euch ot these clips t5 is toi-ined in T-shape. with a heavy head tl" and :1 stein t3, the latter adapted to he driven or pressed down h v means of a damping tool so as to lock securely over the foot flange ot' the rail il. The tool to he used for this purpose forms no part of the present invention, but must be so designed as to exerty upward pressure against the head (lh of the clip eoineidentlv with downward forming pressure on the stein tf. The end of the stein is shown eut ohliquely as in the, Clip ot' Fig. l. and tor the sanne purposes.

ln Fig. e a still further inodication of provided at the clip is illustrated.A 'In this form, which is designated in its entirety as 7, a head' 7, and a stem 7's are provided the same as in the form 6; but the stem carries a spur 7", which rests on the upperface of the tie-head, and lends additional stiness to the stem, in order to resist heavy strains.

The forms of clips shown in Figs. 1,3 and 4 are preferably made so as to have a driving fit in the notches Q, and when ydriven home and set up, are secured against any accidental displacements. The keys or wedges of Fig. 1 may be adapted to Fig. 4 also if desired by perforating the spur 71 adjacent to the stem.

In Fig. 5 is shown a bai", which in practice is 'made about four feet long,- of heavy iron or steel, for opening and closing the clips. One end of the bar at 8 is provided with a hook shaped jaw adapted to take under the end 3 of the clip, so that lift-ing power applied t'o the outer end of the bar will spring the clip open. The other end of the bar is 9 with a square hole, made large enough so that it will slip over the clip, to spring the sameback to its original form after it has been opened part wayby the other end of the bar.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim is 1. In a. railway struct-ure,

ing' a pair of notches through a support hav the notches, and two separate masses of malleable metal formed up in the notches so as to forcibly and permanently clatnp the support and rail together with auxiliary locking means securing the metal clamps in the notches against lateral displacement.

2. In a railway structure, metal tie plates having notches in their opposite edges 4in pairs, rails laid across said ties'. with their anges between the-notches of the respective pairs, separate malleable metal clips fitted to the notches and with their upper and lower extremities bent toward each other so as to forcibly clamp' the rail and tie plates together, and keys inserted between the notch wall and the clips to lock the latter against shifting.

f3.' In a railway structure, metal tie plates having notches in staggered pairs, rails laid across said ties witlrtheir flanges between the notches' ot the respective pairs, and separate malleable it, a rail hav-z mg a flange carried on the support between c their opposite edges in .opening inthe support an extended metal clips fitted to the notches and with their upper and lower extremities bent toward each other so as to forcibly clamp the rail and tie plates together, and a headed key qhaving a drive fit between each notch and its clip.

4. In a' railway structure,

metal tie plates rails laid across said ties with their flanges between the notches of the respective pairs,

and separate malleable metal clpsitted tok the notches and with their upper and lower extremities bent toward each other so as to forcibly clamp the' rail and tie plates together with means engaging each clip and the tie plateA to prevent displacement of the clip' from the notch.

5. In a railway structure, metal' tie plates having notches in their opposite edges in pairs, rails laid across said ties with their having notches in their opposite edges in pairs,

flanges between the notches of the respective y pairs, and separate malleable metal' clips {itt-ed and lower extremities bent toward each otherso as to forcibly clamp Ithe railand tie plate together with keys driven into key'- ways formed in the opposed faces of the clips and tie plates to prevent displacement of the clips.

6. In a railway structure@ support, a rail resting on the support, and a malleable metal `clip having a T head and a stem with beveled 'tip to form when upset a recess for said stem inserted in an repair purposes,

andbent over on the rail with a free end bearing on the under vside of the support so as to clamp the rail together, said T head aording bearing against the support.

a support, a rail malleable metal and support 7. In a railway structure, restin gon the support, and a clip having a T head and a stem inserted in an opening in the support and bentvoyer on the rail so as to clamp the rail and support together, said stern having a spur lprojectingy parallel to the T head and adapted to rest on one face of engages the other.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY vKonuwvnn.

lVitnesses CoRNnmUs Koiiminn, lcNa'rz Koscnnnnnn.

to the notches and with their yupperlv the support while the T headj 

